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2023 Best Communication & Journalism Schools in the New England Region

22 Colleges
$36,662 Avg Salary
$26,011 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism School for You

Communication & Journalism is the #17 most popular major in the country with 12,242 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Communication & Journalism Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 22 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Communication & Journalism Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for communication and journalism majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Communication & Journalism Schools

#1

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Fairfield University the best school in the New England Region for communication and journalism students. Fairfield U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

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#2

Bryant University

Smithfield, RI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bryant University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Communication & Journalism Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Smithfield, Bryant is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

The excellent programs at Quinnipiac University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Communication & Journalism Schools in the New England Region list. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Communication & Journalism Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication & Journalism Schools in the New England Region ranking. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

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University of Connecticut did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for communication and journalism students. It came in at #7 on the list. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

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#8

Emerson College

Boston, MA

Emerson College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Communication & Journalism Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

Clark University

Worcester, MA

Clark University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for communication and journalism students. It came in at #9 on the list. Clark is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

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#10

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI

With a ranking of #10, University of Rhode Island did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication and journalism students. URI is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 819
Rhode Island 33
Connecticut 167
New Hampshire 187
Maine 25
Vermont 5

Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 5,059
Public Relations & Advertising 2,828
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
Journalism 1,238
Communication & Journalism (Other) 341
Publishing 214

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 22 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Josh Hallett.

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